I’ve dealt with a lot of recruiters and hiring managers in the past 19 months of unemployment and the most consistent aspect of them all have been their “ghosting”, their lack of contact after either a phone or in person[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I answered the phone because it was from Express Employment, but now that I think of it, I wonder why. As of today I’ve had no success on getting a job through Express Employment. So why should this opportunity be any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My attitude in the last panel may sound as if I don’t care about this upcoming job interview, that I’d rather not have this opportunity, but that’s not true. I’ve just grown cynical about these “Graphic Designer” positions that Express[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Is it wrong for me to feel that a Production position that doesn’t pay all that well is beneath me? Am I mistaken thinking that after nearly 40 years as an Art Director, Package Designer, Illustrator & Graphic Designer that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It wasn’t a good news day today. First, I still don’t know how those yellow jackets are getting in here and where they’re coming from. But they’re back again. Also, the ants. Usually they start showing up in my kitchen,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the third panel when I said that this HR person was the last person I expected to hear from, well, I wasn’t lying. Her indifference and dismissive attitude towards me during that zoom interview last week wasn’t hyperbole. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I went to the Forest Hills office for Express Employment Professionals all I needed to do was fill out forms and show two forms of ID. That led to NO interview and of course NO Job offer. But today,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here I go again? This branch for Express Employment Professionals is in Irwin, which is closer than that Forest Hills office was. So, if this is an actual job that I might get an interview for (and maybe even get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Am I making too much out of this? Maybe. But if it’s so important for a new client to have two forms if ID before they’re accepted and then submitted for an open job, shouldn’t that be paramount on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Express Employment Professionals, eh? Sounds like either one of those employment agencies that hire for low or no qualified positions or like an (ugh!) recruiter. Either way I’m not holding out much hope that this will be a job worth[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…